Section 12-A111. SERVICE UTILITIES

Strike Chapter 1 of the International Building Code in its entirety and insert the following in its place to read as follows:

 

111.1 Connection of Service Utilities.  No person shall make connections from a utility source of energy, fuel, power, water or sewerage to any building, other structure or system that is regulated by the Construction Codes for which a permit is required, until the permit is issued by the code official.

 

111.2 Temporary Connection.  The code official shall have the authority to authorize the temporary connection of a building, other structure or system to the utility source of energy, fuel or power.

 

111.3 Authority to Disconnect Service Utilities.  The code official shall have the authority to order the disconnection of utility service to any building, other structure or system regulated by the Construction Codes, in case of emergency where necessary to eliminate an immediate hazard to life or property.  The code official shall notify the serving utility, and where possible the owner and occupant of the building, other structure or service system, of the decision to disconnect prior to taking such action.  If not notified prior to disconnecting, the owner or occupant of the building, other structure or service system shall be notified in writing, as soon as practical thereafter.

 

 

authority

Section 10 of the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of 1986 (Act), effective March 21, 1987 (D.C. Law 6-216; D.C. Official Code § 6-1409 (2012 Repl.)) and Mayor’s Order 2009-22, dated February 25, 2009, as amended.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 2782 (March 28, 2014 – Part 2).

EditorNote

The District of Columbia Building Code (2013), referred to as the “Building Code,” consists of the 2012 edition of the International Building Code as amended by the District of Columbia Building Code Supplement (2013)(12 DCMR A). The International Building Code is copyrighted by the International Code Council and therefore is not republished here. However, a copy of the text may be obtained at:http://publicecodes.cyberregs.com/icod/ibc/2012/index.htm?bu=IC-P-2012-000001&bu2=IC-P-2012-000019.